Digestive System Surgery Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
An operation on the stomach, intestines, or other digestive organs that doesn't fall into a more specific surgical category. The stay includes surgery and a recovery period with a gradual return to eating.
State average
$211,290
gross charge · DRG 356
Hospitals
32
with published pricing
Price range
$29,021 – $420,654
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $29,021Cash pay $15,962 - 2
Colusa Medical Center
Colusa, CA
Gross charge $33,527Cash pay $20,116 - 3
Adventist Health Delano
Delano, CA
Gross charge $43,520Cash pay $8,704 - 4
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
Ukiah, CA
Gross charge $67,980Cash pay $13,596 - 5
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Gross charge $82,606Cash pay $57,824 - 6
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $95,568Cash pay $28,670 - 7
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $115,423 - 8
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $127,352Cash pay $82,779 - 9
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $139,776Cash pay $24,000 - 10
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $164,425Cash pay $24,181 - 11
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $180,323 - 12
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $186,048Cash pay $111,629 - 13
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital
Hollister, CA
Gross charge $213,452 - 14
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $218,199Cash pay $32,730 - 15
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $218,996Cash pay $223,376 - 16
Adventist Health and Rideout
Marysville, CA
Gross charge $230,740Cash pay $50,763 - 17
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $233,125Cash pay $55,950 - 18
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $233,770Cash pay $58,442 - 19
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $233,770Cash pay $58,442Medicare pays (avg) $38,960 - 20
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $233,770Cash pay $58,442 - 21
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $233,770Cash pay $58,442 - 22
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $239,673Cash pay $40,744 - 23
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $284,321Cash pay $199,024 - 24
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $289,047Cash pay $54,919 - 25
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $305,311Cash pay $228,983 - 26
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $305,311Cash pay $228,983Medicare pays (avg) $63,692 - 27
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $305,311Cash pay $228,983 - 28
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $305,311Cash pay $228,983 - 29
Adventist Health St Helena
Saint Helena, CA
Gross charge $321,135Cash pay $48,170 - 30
Adventist Health Glendale (Acute Care)
Glendale, CA
Gross charge $321,135Cash pay $48,170 - 31
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $348,915Cash pay $62,805 - 32
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $420,654Cash pay $273,425 - 33
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 34
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 35
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 38
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 39
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 42
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,385 - 43
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 44
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 46
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $43,324 - 47
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 49
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 51
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 52
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 54
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 56
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 57
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 63
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 70
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $59,216 - 71
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 73
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 74
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 75
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 78
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 80
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $55,779 - 81
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $52,546 - 82
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 83
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $56,843 - 86
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 90
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $53,692 - 91
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 97Gross charge —Cash pay $68,067
- 98
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $40,551 - 105
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 107
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 109
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 112
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 113
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $71,317 - 114
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $65,985 - 115
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 116
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $55,400 - 117
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 118
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price digestive system surgery (Medicare DRG 356) anywhere from $29,021 to $420,654 — a $391,633 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Washington Health in Fremont. The state average sits at $211,290.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists digestive system surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent digestive system surgery admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. California hospitals missing from the list either don't perform digestive system surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 356 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.